Pub Lunch Question

[Shogun]

Hi There

 

A scotch egg, is served cold, it is only cooked or about three minutes.

 

Next we need to get Scotch pies,

 

and then the ultimate snack Haggis, neeps and tatties

 

yours Shogun

[rdsqrl]

Sounds and looks good. Is anything else served with the eggs?

Lipitor.

[Elcruzer]

Lipitor.

:D None of the pub choices seem to be recommended by Dr.Oz

[Go-Bucks!]

the ultimate snack Haggis

 

 

You mean, "gaggis", 'cuz that's what I'd do if I had to eat that! ;)

[h3rjp]

We tried the pub lunch on the Ruby in March, it wasn't great.

 

Between the 4 of us we ordered the full menu. Here's what we thought:

 

Fish & chips

Wasn't too bad, but the fish batter lacked any real flavour, but the chips weren't bad. The mushy peas were a new kind of nasty, tasted nothing like the "real" version (something I don't really care for anyway) and had the consistency of a green version of something you'd feed the dog.

 

Bangers & Mash

Probably the best dish of the day. The mash looked better than the picture elsewhere in the post and the dish was pretty authentic.

 

Sheppard's Pie

(or was it Cottage Pie) was passable. It didn't really have a great deal of flavour or consistency. It also arrived a full 15 minutes after everything else and was dumped on the table by the rather surly staff. I think they were going for the full recreation of classic British Hospitality ;)

 

Ploughman's Lunch

Not really sure where to start on this one. Thank god they didn't serve this to the real ploughmen back in the day or they'd be so weak from hunger they'd never get any work done. The bland cheese, french baguette, massive hunk of butter (cunningly disguised as more bland cheese) and the spam like paté were beyond evil...

 

That said it was a fun experience and the bad food just added to the enjoyment of the day. We didn't go back and try the second menu the following day. But it's well worth a try, just for the giggles!

[juggles]

Really enjoy our pub lunches, the fish is usually freshly fried with a nice crisp batter - they also do real beer (Boddingtons which UK residents will know). There is usually a queue so we tend to go later. One of the best entertainments is watching people, following the announcement not to queue too early - the lunch opens at 11.30. We reckon the queue starts before 11.00! When did these people have their breakfast!

 

Glad to see the menu has expanded. As a bit of an expert on bread and butter pudding can't wait to taste it, although expect to be slightly disappointed. As long as they don't put chocolate in it which is an absolute no no.

 

For overseas cruisers the food tends to be an American version of what a British pub lunch is. No where near as good as a really good pub in the UK but not too bad at all considering.

 

Gillian

 

I thought it every bit as good as the UK pub lunches and the staff have been trained in it by a Brit!!!

[robtulipe]

On our Grand TA 15 night cruise this past April, the pub lunch was offered in the Painted Desert Steakhouse on four of eight seadays (2, 3, 5 and 7) from 11:30 to 2:30. DW and I found all dishes to be very good.

[BARBYDOLL]

Seems to me that it depends on the chef and the ship. Maybe it is hit and miss on whether you get a good lunch or a bad one - everyone is different. On the first few days of our cruise on the Coral last September we were continually served very nice, but luke-warm food on cold plates, which we do not not enjoy and which we returned (in Main Dining Room). We explained that we preferred our food piping hot and that was what we got for the rest of the cruise (mostly).

Barbara

[aikensbest]

We sailed on the Ruby last fall and had the pub lunch every sea day. We found all the offerings to be very tasty, the service very good, and overall a fun experience.

[newport dave]

If you have the Boddingtons Ale, please ensure that it's served in a glass at room temperature and not a frosted/frozen one which seems to be the norm in the US, as this completely ruins the beer.

[Colo Cruiser]

Maybe they could wrap the F&C in newspaper? :D

[hansi]

Maybe they could wrap the F&C in newspaper? :D

 

Is there any other way to eat it then?

[paul929207]

Maybe they could wrap the F&C in newspaper? :D

Unfortunately, there are no newspapers on Princess ships

[hansi]

What about the Patters?

[hansi]

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[hansi]

If you have the Boddingtons Ale, please ensure that it's served in a glass at room temperature and not a frosted/frozen one which seems to be the norm in the US, as this completely ruins the beer.

 

Spoken like a true Newport boy!

[paul929207]

What about the Patters?

Or the Caribbean/Alaskan "Port Guides". We may have found a use for them.